New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-04
VERDICT IN THE QUINN INQUEST:


3hE EVIDENCE PRESENTS NOTHING NEw-LYoNs
& COMMITTED FOR THE GRAND JURY.
inquest into the cause OF death of Joseph Quinn
IA begun before Coroner Levy and Jury yesterday.
Deputy Coroner Jenkins gave statement Of the autopsy
held by him July and said that the cause OF death
was the pistol shot wound In Qunns abdomen Bernard
Malarkey detective, swore that when he asked Lyons
why had shot Quinn the reply was that II he hadn't
shot him he himself would have been killed. Lyons said
that Quinn had attacked him with Chinese fan dagger
before he shot him.
Thomas Wellington pedler. living at No. 3l3 East
Thir y-nnth ct, standing at Thirty and
secondave the time of the shooting He heard shot
and then Lyons and followed him down Second
ave. to Thirty and Firstave where he dis
appeared Lyons was the only man who ran and that
was why he followed him. He was about fifteen feet
from Qunn and Lyons when the shot was fired but did
not hear them conversng. The only other man he saw
there was n man named Reilly. Lawrence Hines met
Quinn q little before o'clock at Thirty-eghth-st and
store and took a drink and then came out Quinn was
telling the witness Of fight he had with ~ ons the
avenue and called Quinns attention to that fact When
Lyons Quinn went over 20 meet h ana t oe
from the Witness when shot was fired and Quinn went
s ny f he d n os Quinn had said that
had made the attack Lyons the night before ne ai
mot see the shot fred There "ee about Ten men Oh 'H0
John cud6y., of No. 7l2 second;aye, cloth cutter;
testified being Quinn and Hines at the time OF
the shooting He Quinn and Lyons meet and looked
at them for about ten and then FnsG S
saw Quinn fall and Lyons turn away He then attended
TO Quinn. He saw Quinn assault Lyons about the head
with cane the night before the shooting and tried TO
prevent it but was told ~ Quinn not 10
ST. testified at Booths liquor store on Third;
ave. July S. when John Corr and Lyons came In and
Corr said he had revolver bu. II At home Lyons
then asked the witness II he had pistol ne SAID ne eao
He went home and returned with the pistol B,1tsn
s%S crs and Mr. the
back room and snapped it, II was not Loaded Inc
oa s o aa he %eSs had said he would re-
turn the pistol to John Corr or Al Booth the next
day but he told he needn't This completed the evil
The nry rendered the following written verdict ave,
July s. 1887 from pistol shot wound from pistol In
the hands Of Daniel lyons Lyons declined TO make ak,
any statement and Coroner Levy committed MN 70 inc
Toinbs 10 await the action Of the Grand jury.
APoL0GHNG TO 4 MAN FOR ARREsTIy0 HIN.
The door OF the studio OF Wilson Macdonald at No.
Cos Broadway, a wol-knoyn sculptor OF this city,
whose Fitz Green Halleck and w Washington Irving
also wel-known to the public. bears the xordsf
ANT. MaeDons'd ha. gone to Lake George" The
sculptor had originally engaged his passage tor the
lake on Friday last. but be was detained. hM vile,
Dr. Ella Jenninga. beng unable to accompany him |;
and So with his daughter, Miss Belle Mac Donald, he
set ONT for few days pleasure by the sreaner Civ of
Troy on Monday evening.
Nj. Macdonald had for his companion in tho berth
below him George II. Safora. OF Trey, who through
como means Yet undiscovered had his diamond pin
and SOHO money stolen from bm on the passage, and
In the heat VI the monen under pressure OF MS loss
he accused Mr. Macdonald OF being the purloiner Ut
tbess vaiuables Mr. Macdonald promptly showed
who be to Trojan police captain. and besides,
invoked tho Names OF his scnin-ls"s father MT
and res,aeet Of Troy, whereupco he was quickly die.
Shrgsa, Mr.. ssaord making an eiaoorats apology.
MI hacDonaid declares that his return TO IT. he
viii invoke the Law to see what further amends Mr.
Sanford can be forced to make